This is not an essay. It is a late-night confessional. Recorded from the passenger seat of the Nook on a Thursday night. I am exhausted, my voice is scratchy, and the PR mask is officially off. Before we start interviewing the artists who make the stories we love, we need to establish the ground rules. We need to talk about the Nook Constitution, the physical friction of the craft, John Keating, and why we are suffocating on 4-second clickbait.

Turn the lights down. Put your headphones on. Let the heavy iron doors close behind you.

Outro Track: Lullaby (2010 Remaster) - The Cure.

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